Church of St. John the Baptist, surrounded by Ein Karem’s typical vegetation as seen through its gateway
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering
ירושלים JERUSALEM القُدس
20
NEW SHEKELS
2022
1OZ. FINE GOLD .9999
Reverse description
Lion of Megiddo with its stylised curved tail, taken from an ancient eighth century BC seal excavated in Megiddo (“Armageddon”) in the Jordan Valley and which belonged to Shema, servant of King Jeroboam II; national emblem of Israel
